Pin, Campaign
Object number2018.20.16
Artist
Alan Ferster
Date2018
OriginRichfield, PA
MediumBirch; Wood pulp-based art plaster; Paint; Metal; Plastic; Adhesive
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCarved and painted wooden campaign pin. Birch substrate decorated with carved wood pulp-based plaster. Oval pin features representational image of an English Cream Golden Retriever dog urinating on a fire hydrant that is in the shape of a male head (Bob Casey). Green and gray background with red, black, and white painted campaign message. Reverse is painted black with white painted text. On reverse at top center is a rectangular plastic bar surmounted by a silver metal locking pinback.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.25 x 2.813 x 0.625 in. (8.3 x 7.1 x 1.6 cm)InscriptionsFront has red, white, and black painted text at top "BARLETTA / FOR / SENATE" and at bottom "CASEY FOR FIRE HYDRANT".
MarksReverse has white painted text "ALAN / FERSTER / 2018".
Related person
Louis John Barletta
(born 1956)
Related person
Robert Patrick Casey Jr.
Collector
Carl Krasik
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